Paul E. West
20Patents
14h-index
16Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 21, 1976 → Jan 9, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5441343A | Thermal sensing scanning probe microscope and method for measurement of thermal parameters of a specimen | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 141 | Expired |
| US5455420A | Scanning probe microscope apparatus for use in a scanning electron | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 76 | Expired |
| US5510615A | Scanning probe microscope apparatus for use in a scanning electron microscope | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US4058766A | Multiple-frequency permittivity tester | Physics | 55 | Expired |
| US5406832A | Synchronous sampling scanning force microscope | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Expired |
| US5319960A | Scanning force microscope | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 42 | Expired |
| US5507179A | Synchronous sampling scanning force microscope | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Expired |
| US5260622A | High resolution electromechanical translation device | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US5009111A | Differential force balance apparatus | Physics | 25 | Expired |
| US4952857A | Scanning micromechanical probe control system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US4968914A | High resolution electromechanical translation device | Electricity | 22 | Expired |
| US7987531B2 | Portable floating hot tub | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US4956817A | High density data storage and retrieval system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US6934576B2 | Determination of the ultrastructure of connective tissue by an infrared fiber-optic spectroscopic probe | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5257024A | Search position encoder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US7253408B2 | Environmental cell for a scanning probe microscope | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US8117729B2 | Methods of deploying a portable floating hot tub | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US7435955B2 | Scanning probe microscope control system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
| US11340372B2 | Seismic survey | Physics | 0 | Active |
| USD815784S1 | Hydraulic gutter cleaning tool | General | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.